Amelia Mary Earhart (pronounced /ˈɛəɹhɑɹt/ "AIR-hart"); (July 24, 1897 – missing July 2, 1937, declared dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. [source: Wikipedia]
7 Amazing Quotes Made by Amelia Earhart
- Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear.
- Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.
- Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.
- The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.
- I want to do it because I want to do it.
- Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
- Adventure is worthwhile in itself.
BONUS
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
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